Idaho Freedom Index 2015 IDAHO SENATE IDAHO HOUSE Maximum possible points: +126 Maximum possible points: +120
Sen. Bob Nonini (R-District 3) +88 (85%) Rep. Heather Scott (R-District 1) +116 (98%) Rep. John Gannon (D-District 17) -24 (40%) Sen. Steve Vick (R-District 2) +87 (85%) Rep. Don Cheatham (R-District 3) +108 (95%) Rep. Julie Van Orden (R-District 31) -29 (38%) Sen. Sheryl Nuxoll (R-District 7) +86 (84%) Rep. Steven Harris (R-District 21) +106 (94%) Rep. Mark Nye (D-District 29) -30 (38%) Sen. Clifford Bayer (R-District 21) +74 (79%) Rep. Ronald Nate (R-District 34) +104 (93%) Rep. Lance Clow (R-District 24) -30 (38%) Sen. Mary Souza (R-District 4) +70 (78%) Rep. Ron Mendive (R-District 3) +102 (93%) Rep. Richard Wills (R-District 23) -31 (37%) Sen. Fred Martin (R-District 15) +38 (65%) Rep. Vito Barbieri (R-District 2) +100 (92%) Rep. Luke Malek (R-District 4) -32 (37%) Sen. Jeff Siddoway (R-District 35) +25 (60%) Rep. Kathleen Sims (R-District 4) +97 (90%) Rep. Scott Bedke (R-District 27) -33 (36%) Sen. Lori Den Hartog (R-District 22) +7 (53%) Rep. Sage Dixon (R-District 1) +94 (89%) Rep. Rick Youngblood (R-District 12) -34 (36%) Sen. Dean Mortimer (R-District 30) +6 (52%) Rep. Shannon McMillan (R-District 7) +91 (88%) Rep. Christy Perry (R-District 11) -37 (35%) Sen. Steven Thayn (R-District 8) +4 (52%) Rep. Brent Crane (R-District 13) +67 (78%) Rep. Susan Chew (D-District 17) -39 (34%) Sen. Grant Burgoyne (D-District 16) +1 (50%) Rep. Gayle Batt (R-District 11) +56 (73%) Rep. John McCrostie (D-District 16) -40 (33%) Sen. Jim Rice (R-District 10) -3 (49%) Rep. Jason Monks (R-District 22) +52 (72%) Rep. Ryan Kerby (R-District 9) -40 (33%) Sen. Steve Bair (R-District 31) -13 (45%) Rep. Lynn Luker (R-District 15) +50 (71%) Rep. Marc Gibbs (R-District 32) -41 (33%) Sen. Todd Lakey (R-District 12) -16 (44%) Rep. Judy Boyle (R-District 9) +49 (70%) Rep. Robert Anderst (R-District 12) -41 (33%) Sen. Dan Johnson (R-District 6) -19 (42%) Rep. Peter Nielsen (R-District 23) +45 (69%) Rep. Kelley Packer (R-District 28) -42 (33%) Sen. Curtis McKenzie (R-District 13) -20 (42%) Rep. Gregory Chaney (R-District 10) +33 (64%) Rep. Merrill Beyeler (R-District 8) -43 (32%) Sen. Cherie Buckner-Webb (D-District 19) -22 (41%) Rep. Mike Moyle (R-District 14) +28 (62%) Rep. Dell Raybould (R-District 34) -44 (32%) Sen. Michelle Stennett (D-District 26) -24 (40%) Rep. Joe Palmer (R-District 20) +26 (61%) Rep. Paul Romrell (R-District 35) -46 (31%) Sen. Marv Hagedorn (R-District 14) -24 (40%) Rep. Terry Gestrin (R-District 8) +22 (59%) Rep. Wendy Horman (R-District 30) -46 (31%) Sen. Jim Guthrie (R-District 28) -28 (39%) Rep. Paul Shepherd (R-District 7) +22 (59%) Rep. Fred Wood (R-District 27) -46 (31%) Sen. Jim Patrick (R-District 25) -30 (38%) Rep. Thomas Dayley (R-District 21) +20 (58%) Rep. Stephen Hartgen (R-District 24) -47 (30%) Sen. Maryanne Jordan (D-District 17)¹ -32 (35%) Rep. Tom Loertscher (R-District 32) +17 (57%) Rep. Van Burtenshaw (R-District 35) -49 (30%) Sen. John Tippets (R-District 32) -32 (37%) Rep. John Vander Woude (R-District 22) +17 (57%) Rep. Neil Anderson (R-District 31) -49 (30%) Sen. Patti Anne Lodge (R-District 11) -33 (37%) Rep. James Holtzclaw (R-District 20) +12 (55%) Rep. Clark Kauffman (R-District 25) -54 (28%) Sen. Abby Lee (R-District 9) -38 (35%) Rep. Gary Collins (R-District 13) +10 (54%) Rep. Mathew Erpelding (D-District 19) -54 (28%) Sen. Bart Davis (R-District 33) -42 (33%) Rep. Reed DeMordaunt (R-District 14) +7 (53%) Rep. Phylis King (D-District 18) -54 (28%) Sen. Bert Brackett (R-District 23) -44 (33%) Rep. Ken Andrus (R-District 28) +6 (53%) Rep. Hy Kloc (D-District 16) -54 (28%) Sen. Chuck Winder (R-District 20) -44 (33%) Rep. Janet Trujillo (R-District 33) +2 (51%) Rep. Dan Rudolph (D-District 6) -54 (28%) Sen. Brent Hill (R-District 34) -45 (32%) Rep. Jeff Thompson (R-District 30) -5 (48%) Rep. Ilana Rubel (D-District 18) -55 (27%) Sen. Lee Heider (R-District 24) -62 (25%) Rep. Eric Redman (R-District 2) -5 (48%) Rep. Maxine Bell (R-District 25) -56 (27%) Sen. Shawn Keough (R-District 1) -62 (25%) Rep. Patrick McDonald (R-District 15) -7 (47%) Rep. Melissa Wintrow (D-District 19) -56 (27%) Sen. Dean Cameron (R-District 27) -73 (21%) Rep. Caroline Troy (R-District 5) -12 (45%) Rep. Donna Pence (D-District 26) -57 (26%) Sen. Roy Lacey (D-District 29) -75 (20%) Rep. Linden Bateman (R-District 33) -18 (43%) Rep. John Rusche (D-District 6) -66 (23%) Sen. Janie Ward-Engelking (D-District 18) -76 (20%) Rep. Steve Miller (R-District 26) -18 (43%) Rep. Elaine Smith (D-District 29) -70 (21%) Sen. Dan Schmidt (D-District 5) -78 (19%) Rep. Brandon Hixon (R-District 10) -22 (41%) Rep. Paulette Jordan (D-District 5) -74 (19%)
Positive numbers indicate a pro-free market and freedom-oriented voting record; negative numbers indicate the opposite. Complete voting details and legislation analysis is available at www.IdahoFreedomIndex.com
1. Sen. Maryanne Jordan was appointed to replace the outgoing Sen. Elliot Werk by Gov. Otter, so she did not serve during the entire legislative session. Her maximum possible points were +104.
Disclaimer: The Idaho Freedom Index is an aggregation of the Idaho Freedom Foundation's non-partisan analysis and rating of bills voted on by the Idaho Legislature during each legislative session. The Idaho Freedom Index is not intended to serve as either an express or an implied endorsement or rejection of any candidate for public office. Idaho Freedom Foundation recognizes that there are inherent limitations in judging the qualifications of any legislator on the basis of a selected number of votes, and legislative activities such as performance on committees and constituent services are not reflected in the scores of the Idaho Freedom Index.